ICYMI: The Best of March 2017 on Moviemaker.com

For the moviemakers featured in our slate of content throughout March 2017, resourcefulness was the name of the game.

Whether it’s the cast and crew of We Make Movies, who made their feature for an exceptionally lean amount of green ($1,000, to be exact); the producer of Ascent to Hell, who made her film’s minimal location space look way bigger than it actually was; or the writer-director-star of Prevenge, who made her dark comedic slasher in under two months time while pregnant, (!) the work showcased in these articles is a testament to the power of a “by any means necessary” production mantra.

Other dynamos behind and in front of the camera we heard from this past month included Song to Song star Michael Fassbender, who spoke with us at length about shooting that experimental drama under the direction of Terrence Malick, and cinematographer Toby Oliver, who provided some wonderfully practical commentary on lensing, staging, lighting and shooting two key scenes from the instantly iconic horror-comedy Get Out.

All of that, plus a buffet of scene breakdowns, video content and more awaits discovery on this round-up list of our March 2017 highlights. Dig in!

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